Tučapy (Tábor District)

Tučapy
Tučapy
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Tučapy Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°17′29″N 14°48′12″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
First mentioned	1354
Area
• Total	18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	798
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	391 26, 392 01
Website	www.tucapy.cz

Tučapy is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Tučapy lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Tábor, 43 km (27 mi) north-east of České Budějovice, and 93 km (58 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

Villages of Brandlín and Dvorce are administrative parts of Tučapy.

Sights

Memorial to the victims of the World War I

The landmark of Tučapy is the Church of Saint James the Great. A parish church in Tučapy was first mentioned in the 14th century. The current building dates from 1724.[2]

The are several monuments connected with the Jewish community, which was the largest in the region in the 19th century. The monuments include former Jewish school, synagogue and cemetery. The oldest preserved tombs in the cemetery dates from 1737.[3]

Notable people

Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), conductor

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
"Kostel Sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). Obec Tučapy. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
"Židovské památky" (in Czech). Obec Tučapy. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.

[2] "Kostel Sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). Obec Tučapy. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

[3] "Židovské památky" (in Czech). Obec Tučapy. Retrieved 2022-07-08.